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Scott Weiland Talks Axl Rose, Stone Temple Pilots Reunion Tour and More

“I feel like there are only a limited amount of years where you can wear those tight jeans. There comes a point where whether you can wear them or not, you shouldn’t wear them,” Scott Weiland tells Rolling Stone. “And at a certain point, bands that have the ability to mature musically should mature musically in a graceful manner, and I see the Stone Temple Pilots as being a band that has that capacity.” Check out the most comprehensive interview Weiland has given since splitting with Velvet Revolver and announcing the reunion of Stone Temple Pilots, plus read Evan Serpick’s story about Weiland’s recent rock adventures (featuring commentary from Slash) from Issue 1053.

Published: 2008-05-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Slash Says Stone Temple Pilots to Reunite

Stone Temple Pilots will reunite this summer, according to Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash. The top-hatted axeman told Billboard that VR lead singer Scott Weiland will rejoin with his former bandmates, two-thirds of whom have most recently been teaming up with Filter’s Richard Patrick in the band Army of Anyone, for a handful of concerts to take place this summer. Slash’s comments echoed the quotes Weiland gave to the Miami Herald earlier this week, alerting fans they should be “on the lookout for an STP reunion in the coming months.” Velvet Revolver is currently touring in support of their second album Libertad, with songs by Stone Temple Pilots and Guns n’ Roses also featured in the set list. STP broke up in 2002 following the release of their fifth album Shangri-La Dee Da. Related Stories: Scott Weiland Charged for DUI Scott Weiland To Pen Memoirs Scott Weiland Gets His Beg On With Notre Dame Coach [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-01-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Stone Temple Pilots

News Ticker: Stone Temple Pilots, Paul Stanley, American Idol

Stone Temple Pilots have added more dates to their summer reunion tour, with more to come soon. The current full itinerary is after the jump. KISS frontman Paul Stanley is rumored to be in talks to star as the titular character in a Las Vegas production of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. After six seasons, American Idol contestants are finally able to sing Beatles songs thanks to the show’s acquisition of rights to the joint Lennon/McCartney songbook. Mother Jones has compiled a playlist of tracks used during torture sessions in American military prisons, which includes songs by Metallica, Eminem, Christina Aguilera and Rage Against the Machine. Stone Temple Pilots Tour Dates May 17 - Columbus, OH @ Crew Stadium (Rock on the Range) May 18 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center May 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 31 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center June 01 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center June 07 - Kansas City, MO [venue TBD] July 12 - Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park (Edgefest)

Published: 2008-02-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, American Idol, Morning News Roundup, On Tour

Festival News: R.E.M, STP, NIN Play New Orleans Voodoo

The tenth annual Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, LA, has conjured up R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots to headline the three-day fest, taking place in the Big Easy on October 24-26. Native sons the Neville Brothers will also play their hometown festival for the first time. Tickets for Voodoo go on sale May 2nd at the fest’s website.

Published: 2008-04-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals

Velvet Revolver’s Scott Weiland Enters Rehab

Following Velvet Revolver’s concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, and following his arrest for driving under the influence back in November, singer Scott Weiland voluntarily entered a rehab facility, according to a statement from the band. Weiland’s rehab stay forced the cancellation of the band’s show tonight in San Diego and jeopardizes Velvet Revolver’s planned Australian tour, even though the promoter states, “We have not been told that the tour has been affected and right now I can say that it is still 100% going ahead.” The Australia jaunt is scheduled to start February 15th, meaning that Weiland has seven days to get clean. How this affects the apparent plans for a Stone Temple Pilots reunion (and whether Weiland was just hyping an STP reunion because he was chemically altered) remain to be seen. Related Stories: Slash Says Stone Temple Pilots to Reunite Scott Weiland Charged for DUI Scott Weiland To Pen Memoirs [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-02-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Velvet Revolver

News Ticker: Scott Weiland, Remy Ma, Joe Simpson

Scott Weiland checked into jail yesterday to serve his eight-day sentence for DUI. Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to play Rock on the Range in Columbus this Saturday. Remy Ma’s jailhouse wedding to rapper Papoose was cancelled yesterday when a warden found a key on Papoose he believed was a part of an escape plan. Joe Simpson, has inked a distribution deal with EMI Records for his Papa Joe Records. The first release under the new partnership is Ryan Cabrera’s third LP. Actor Joaquin Phoenix has been working on songs with Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, but Burgess says Phoenix may never release the songs. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-05-13 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily

It was a busy week in the life of Stone Temple Pilot Scott Weiland: he found out he had to go to jail, talked to us about wearing tight pants, his split with Velvet Revolver and upcoming solo work and played two stellar songs on late-night TV. We did no shortage of Coachella reporting, as well as tracked the fate of Roger Waters’ pig, who clearly got around before ultimately deflating. Coachella wasn’t the only big live event, as Rock Daily also checked in on Madonna in a New York club and the Police and Elvis Costello north of the border. We also got some interesting news about the current Disturbed tour. Video was big this week, as Prince covered Radiohead, Kanye West pimped an ultra-violent Justice clip, Cobra Starship and Black Tide both took us behind the scenes and Madonna’s Hard Candy got the New Music Report treatment. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-05-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Stone Temple Pilots Announce Tour, Plans For New Album

The reunited Stone Temple Pilots announced the details of their sixty-five city summer tour yesterday at a press conference in Los Angeles. The tour, which will kick off May 17th in Columbus, Ohio, will roll on until November. If things go smoothly, guitarist Dean DeLeo predicted the band would start work on a new album, their first since 2001’s Shangri-La Dee Da. “The story’s not finished,” Scott Weiland said. “There’s more to be revealed and more to be told.” The band also revealed they would make their return to late night TV with an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show on May 1st. (Click here to see photos of the band onstage after their big announcement.) Following the press conference, the band played a small, private half-hour show in the Hollywood Hills. It was the STP’s first live performance together in nearly six years. “Plush,” “Interstate Love Song” and “Vasoline,” were among the songs on the hits-filled setlist. A fan at the show mananged to get some crude-looking (but good-sounding) cell phone video of “Big Empty,” which you can watch after the jump. Plus, click ahead for the band’s first leg of tour dates… May 17 - Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range Festival May 18 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at The Waterfront May 20 - Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre at Playhouse Square May 22 - Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavillion May 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 26 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino May 31 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center June 1 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts June 3 - Detroit ,MI @ The Fillmore Detroit June 6 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkens Auditorium June 7 - Kansas City, KS @ Rock Fest at Liberty Memorial Park June 8 - Maryland Hghts, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre June 11 - West Valley City, UT @ E Center June 12 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl June 14 - Las Vegas,NV @ The Pearl Jun

Published: 2008-04-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Velvet Revolver on the Verge of Breaking Up?

Is Velvet Revolver dissolving following their current European jaunt? Scott Weiland reportedly told a sold-out crowd in Glasgow, Scotland, that they were “watching something special… the last tour by Velvet Revolver.” According to fan reports, the rest of the band all looked at each other in confusion following Weiland’s statement. In a post today, drummer Matt Soren said “So last night was interesting. Had a little band turmoil on stage, as you probably all could tell. Being in a band is a lot like being in a relationship. Sometimes you just don’t get along. I guess there has been more turmoil lately. It has been frustrating, I am not going to lie.” Weiland spent time in a rehab center recently, forcing a postponement of the VR tour. Weiland also recently revealed plans to tour with his old band Stone Temple Pilots this summer. How the band breaking up effects guitarist’s Duff McKagan’s claim that VR will open for a potential Led Zeppelin reunion tour remains to be seen. Related Stories: Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan Claims Potential Led Zeppelin Opening Slot Velvet Revolver’s Scott Weiland Enters Rehab Stone Temple Pilots Land Ohio Festival Headline Spot [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-03-21 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Festival News: Stone Temple Pilots and Linkin Park in Toronto; Ozzfest Docked in Dallas?

The reunited Stone Temple Pilots have added another concert to their summer tour, picking up headlining duties at this year’s Edgefest in Toronto on July 12th with Linkin Park, the Sam Roberts Band and the Bravery also on the bill. Edgefest becomes the second festival to book STP, joining Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range fest on May 17th. Last month, Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash predicted Weiland would leave VR to reunite with the group that gave him his big break. The reunion seemed to be up in the air after Weiland made a trip to rehab in late January, but it was eventually confirmed with the announcement of the Ohio gig. In other festival news, reports suggest that the heavy metal road show that is Ozzfest will potentially morph into a two day non-touring event in Dallas, TX, with the titular Ozzy Osbourne as the main attraction. The going-on-thirteen-summers-old portable festival is facing additional competition this summer from the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour, which touts Disturbed as its headliner. In 2007, Ozzfest offered free admission, with concertgoers procuring tickets through sponsors’ websites. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-02-26 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Scott Weiland Responds to Velvet Revolver’s Overthrow, Recommends Sebastian Bach

Scott Weiland has issued a scathing statement in response to yesterday’s non-April Fool’s Joke that Velvet Revolver would continue on without its singer’s services. “I find it humorous that the so called four ‘founding members’ of Velvet Revolver would decide to move on without me after I had already claimed the group dead in the water on March 20 in Glasgow,” Weiland said. Weiland went on to remind everyone that he’s reuniting with Stone Temple Pilots, saying “I choose to look forward to the future and performing with a group of friends I have known my entire life. This also speaks to my commitment to the fans who I feel would much rather watch a group of musicians who enjoy being together as opposed to a handful of discontents who at one time used to call themselves a gang.” In one last parting shot, Weiland comments on the band’s upcoming search for a new lead singer. “Good hunting lads, I think Sebastian Bach would be a fantastic choice.” We personally cast a vote for Axl Rose, but that doesn’t seem likely. Related Stories: Velvet Revolver Part Ways With Scott Weiland Due to “Erratic Onstage Behavior,” “Personal Problems” Scott Weiland, Matt Sorum Fuel Velvet Revolver Breakup Rumors Velvet Revolver on the Verge of Breaking Up? [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-04-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Eighteen Grateful Dead Tracks Coming to “Rock Band”

“Truckin’,” “Uncle John’s Band,” “Touch of Grey,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Casey Jones” and thirteen more original Grateful Dead recordings are coming to Rock Band when the four-player game is released this winter. The Who’s Who’s Next will still be the first full album of downloadable content available, and users will be able to nab individual tracks from Mountain, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Rush, Blue Öyster Cult, the Hives, Queens of the Stone Age, the Ramones, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Weezer, Foo Fighters and the Strokes. For more on Rock Band, check out Rock Daily’s first hands-on experience with the game here. [Photo: Baker/Redferns/Retna]

Published: 2007-09-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Readers’ Rock List: City Songs

On Friday, Rock Daily was so inspired by a visit from Tokio Hotel that we wondered what were the finest songs that incorporated the name of a city into the title. What we discovered was that the definitive winner was British, there are way too many songs about New York and a handful of readers think California is a city and that “Paradise City” is real (only in Axl’s mind, children). Check out the twenty biggest winners below, lead by the Clash’s signature anthem “London Calling.” 1. The Clash - “London Calling” 2. Kiss - “Detroit Rock City” 3. Billy Joel - “Allentown” 4. Randy Newman - “I Love L.A.” 5. Neil Young - “Philadelphia” 6. Deep Purple - “Woman From Tokyo” 7. Ryan Adams - “New York New York” 8. Bob Dylan - “Stuck Inside Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” 9. LCD Soundsystem - “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” 10. Wilco - “Via Chicago” 11. U2 - “New York” 12. Dropkick Murphys - “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” 13. Bruce Springsteen - “Streets of Philadelphia” 14. David Bowie - “Panic in Detroit” 15. The Kinks - “Waterloo Sunset” 16. Johnny Cash - “Jackson” 17. Lou Reed - “Berlin” 18. Beastie Boys - “An Open Letter to NYC” 19. Stone Temple Pilots - “Atlanta” 20. R.E.M. - “Leaving New York” [Photo: Tabak/Sunshine/Retna]

Published: 2008-05-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Rock Lists

Velvet Revolver Part Ways With Scott Weiland Due to “Erratic Onstage Behavior,” “Personal Problems”

According to a press release, Velvet Revolver no longer have a lead singer. “This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100% committed to either,” Slash reportedly said (the group’s split with Weiland was confirmed by Sanctuary management). “Among other things, his increasingly erratic onstage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on.” Last week, Weiland and drummer Matt Sorum engaged in a war of words via the press and blog posts, and yesterday Billboard reported that Weiland will announce a full set of tour dates with his old band, Stone Temple Pilots, on April 7th. Last week Weiland told a Glasgow crowd that the band was on its last tour. When Sorum blogged about the incident, Weiland responded angrily via Blabbermouth, lambasting his bandmate while boasting of his own record sales (”35 million copies worldwide”) and professionalism “regardless of how many drugs I’ve ingested into my system.” Weiland voluntarily entered rehab in February, which forced the cancellation of some concert dates. Just yesterday Slash was quoted as saying the band will make a third album with or without Weiland, insisting, “We don’t know how or when but the core four guys will continue.”

Published: 2008-04-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan Claims Potential Led Zeppelin Opening Slot

Velvet Revolver is the frontrunner to open up for Led Zeppelin if the band were to go on a full reunion tour, says VR’s Duff McKagan. “I understand that we have it, although I imagine there will be plenty of bands prepared to kick and punch us out of the way for the privilege!” said McKagan. One of those bands who will likely fight it out is the Cult, as lead singer Ian Astbury told a Cincinnati crowd last November that his band would be opening for the Zep reunion tour. Another potential wrench in the works would be Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland’s tour with a reunited Stone Temple Pilots. No Zeppelin reunion tour has been announced, as Robert Plant has scheduling commitments to his joint tour with Alison Krauss until September. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-03-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Led Zeppelin Reunion

News Ticker: Ozzfest, Pete Townshend, U2, Dr. Dre

Serj Tankian and Stone Temple Pilots are among acts rumored to play this year’s Ozzfest. Meanwhile, Velvet Revolver officially cancelled its Australian tour while Weiland is in rehab. Pete Townshend blogged that the Who’s 2008 plans include a potential Japanese tour, as well as planning for next year’s 40th anniversary of Tommy and a possible revisit to Quadrophenia. U2 will rerelease their 1980 debut, Boy, with bonus material this spring. The rest of the U2 catalogue will follow. Dr. Dre is seeking Death Row Records paperwork to determine how much the label owes him for back royalties on album sales. The label is currently for sale.

Published: 2008-02-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup